Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-29
MASON COUNTY LETTER.
The Way the Political Winds are Blowing
Industrial News.
tn Lhs Editor of he Rs0ister:

1 The Way the Honuoal WINGS are D1o"AnS'
Industrial News.
] To he Editor Of the Register:
POINT PLEASANT, October 27.-Politics
are beginning to look up in this county,
and you may expect to hear a good report
| favorable to the Democracy when the bal
| lots Of Mason are counted az the next eiec-
ton.
After the action of the Democrats in the
! lart Legislature, by which Mr. Camden
was defeated for re. election, a number Of
our influential Democrats proclaimed war
against the ''kickers, swearing they would
neyer vote for one of them, should any OF
them get nomination on the Democratic
ticket But this was said in the excitement
Of A hotly contested Senatorial campaign.
Since the election of Mr. Faulkner 10
the Senate, this feeling has almost entirely
died out, and we hear DO more threats OF
the kind alluded To. The Democrats OF
this county are ready and willing to give
loyal support to the State nominees OF It's
party. without asking or thinking whether
any OF them were "kickers" or not, and
this is az it should be- Any other course
would be dangerous to the success Of the
party. Bad as some Democrats dislike
the action of these men, yet they hate Re
publicans more; and to carry out their re-
venge by voting against Democrats would
only add to the strength of the Republic
cans No Democrat is willing to do this
unless he is in favor of Republican success
in 1888; and if he feels that way he ought
to come out squarely in support of Re
publican candidates, and not stab the par
ty while protesting to be a Democrat.
Fourth District Congressional politics ia
getting warm, and the present incumbent
is doing what he can to secure TenOmina-
ton for a second term. We think, how
ever, he Will have hard time Of it. For
some of his waTmest friends express some
dissatisfaction at his actions lately. But
he that rs it may, the fight will not go fur
Their than the convention, and should he
be reuomiuated, ne will receive the solid
Democratic vote of the district and be re-
elected. There is good Camden following
down here that would like to heave the
Senator for their Congressional standard
bearer in the Fourth district, in 1888. III
he would consent to the use Of his name,
he would get the nomination over any
Democrat that could be named.
The boom for Hon, H. K. Howard, for
Governor still grows, and we would not be
surprised if he got the Democratic nOmina'
ton. He is sterling Democrat, honest
in every particular, fine scholar, splen-
did lawyer, a good debater, and has an sX'
tensive acquaintance all over the State.
Hon J. B. Menager is now up i'll the
Third district with Col. Tom Swami, OF
Charleston, trying to build up his fences"
for the Republican gubGrnGtOrlal nOmina-
ton. He has the Republicans OF this
county solid for him, if he does not get an
other delegation in the State, aud If he
don't get the Republican nomination for
Governor, you will hear something
''drap."
Circulars have been received from
Spencer, asking aid for the sufferers from
the late fire in that town. Our people are
responding to their appeals tor all, and
this week a handsome sum of money will
be cent to the Mayor of that town to help
them in thier misfOrtunes.
Work has been commenced on the great
Ohio River Railroad bridge that crosses
the Big Kauawha at this place. In few
weeks tine massive structure will loom up
in all its grandeur. All the grading has
been finished on the extension from here to
Huntington, and the rails are being put
down at the rate of mile day. Track is
now laid to within about sixteen miles OF
Point Pleasant, aud We confidently expect
to see the road laid to the bridge by the
18th of November next, aad by Christmas
trains will be running away toward Hunt
ingtOn. This is grand work and will de-
yclOp one of the best sections OF Mason
and Cabell counties.
The Tin Mining Company are erecting
an immense furnace at GlenwOOd, in this
county, 10 test the tin ores there, Of which
so much has been said and written. They
have two powerful quartz crushers and all
the other modern machinery by which to
make q fair test OF the tin ores. There
is no doubt Of the existence of tin down
there, but the question is, will it pay to
work it " The company say it will, aud
it has great confidence that the test will
prove a grand success. If it does, this
country will receive a boom that will rele-
gate all other booms to the shade. y.